Maintaining an H relationship

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Please focus on the title of this thread rather than each other, TY

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squidneyau said:
Oh my goodness haha. What a small world! I was not dressed my best LOL I did speak to another client near checkout. Was that you by chance? The other client was so nice and complimented my bag.
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That was me! Love your Picotin! It seems like you have a good relationship with your SA. She helped me one time in the past when my SA was out sick. She was super nice! I suspect when you are easygoing with your SA (or anyone for that matter) then that same vibe is reciprocated :)
 
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sweetpea_2009 said:
That was me! Love your Picotin! It seems like you have a good relationship with your SA. She helped me one time in the past when my SA was out sick. She was super nice! I suspect when you are easygoing with your SA (or anyone for that matter) then that same vibe is reciprocated :smile:
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Oh!! A friend!! You were so kind.

My SA is very nice in person and shockingly, I had not seen her since September and she remembered so much about me. I feel like a small fish in the boutique but she makes me feel not so small when she remembers things like my mom coming into the boutique with me one day.

I try to be easy going with her. I really am not picky and actually enjoy bright colors alongside neutrals. I think my one “no” is I probably would reject a pink bag or a mustard yellow. Cherry red? Sign me up. Celeste blue? I already have my card out ahaha.

I’ve only been shopping since August so hopefully I can continue the bag acquisition. :)
 
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Hi! I was wondering if you guys have any advice on how to remind your SA of your wishlist. I see my SA about once a month and we have a good relationship, but I generally feel shy asking for things so I haven’t brought it up in a couple months. Of course I don’t expect her to remember my wishlist out of so many clients so I’d love to bring it up next time.

In the past I’ve brought it up at the end after making a purchase, but it feels kind of tit for tat, like “oh I’ve bought something, am I any closer to a QB?” I wonder if there’s a more casual way of sprinkling it into conversation. Help a socially awkward person out!
 
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starryidsurprise said:
Hi! I was wondering if you guys have any advice on how to remind your SA of your wishlist. I see my SA about once a month and we have a good relationship, but I generally feel shy asking for things so I haven’t brought it up in a couple months. Of course I don’t expect her to remember my wishlist out of so many clients so I’d love to bring it up next time.

In the past I’ve brought it up at the end after making a purchase, but it feels kind of tit for tat, like “oh I’ve bought something, am I any closer to a QB?” I wonder if there’s a more casual way of sprinkling it into conversation. Help a socially awkward person out!
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You don't need to remind them. Every time you visit, they check your profile/wishlist, and if there's something for you they'd bring it out.
 
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starryidsurprise said:
Hi! I was wondering if you guys have any advice on how to remind your SA of your wishlist. I see my SA about once a month and we have a good relationship, but I generally feel shy asking for things so I haven’t brought it up in a couple months. Of course I don’t expect her to remember my wishlist out of so many clients so I’d love to bring it up next time.

In the past I’ve brought it up at the end after making a purchase, but it feels kind of tit for tat, like “oh I’ve bought something, am I any closer to a QB?” I wonder if there’s a more casual way of sprinkling it into conversation. Help a socially awkward person out!
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I totally get it: you don't want it to seem like it's tit for tat, or that you are begging them for a bag.

I've brought mine up in a more playful/inconspicuous way. For example, if I am buying some shoes or RTW or scarves, I'll say something like "manifesting that this matches my Birkin" or "hoping this will go perfectly with my Kelly".

That should prompt the SA to acknowledge your wishlist and open the conversation up about what's new/the same on you WL.
 
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starryidsurprise said:
Do you know if they write it down in your profile? I’ve only ever mentioned it to my SA in person, not over text, so I wasn’t sure that she’d necessarily remember.
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Yes they do; there is an entry in the system (sometimes SAs even input that in front of you on their iPads when the topic first comes up if you were doing it in person. Although as with everything else, this practice may differ from location to location) so like @jbeans said, they see it when checking your profile. And once your profile is good and a bag that matches what you want is available, the offer should come.

If you've definitely confirmed / had conversations of your wishlist with your SA, especially if many times, then I'd assume that they have recorded it down for you (because like you said, they actually won't be able to remember it for all their clients otherwise!).

If it's been quite a while since you mentioned it, and/or you have only mentioned it once ever, maybe you can just politely confirm if they have noted your wishlist down at the time of your next appointment.

ETA: I'm sure if the topic comes up naturally in a conversation they don't mind much, after all they know clients are (generally) after some bags. As long as you don't bombard them with messages of "is there a bag yet" all the time, you are not near the list of their most annoying clients!
 
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FrenchNewbie said:
I totally get it: you don't want it to seem like it's tit for tat, or that you are begging them for a bag.

I've brought mine up in a more playful/inconspicuous way. For example, if I am buying some shoes or RTW or scarves, I'll say something like "manifesting that this matches my Birkin" or "hoping this will go perfectly with my Kelly".

That should prompt the SA to acknowledge your wishlist and open the conversation up about what's new/the same on you WL.
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I love this, thanks for the tip! That wording definitely takes the pressure off both parties.

I get so nervous when making the ask that I blank out/get awkward lol. I’m the kind of person who has to write out word for word my answers to interview questions so having a phrase in mind will help a lot!
 
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momoc said:
Yes they do; there is an entry in the system (sometimes SAs even input that in front of you on their iPads when the topic first comes up if you were doing it in person. Although as with everything else, this practice may differ from location to location) so like @jbeans said, they see it when checking your profile. And once your profile is good and a bag that matches what you want is available, the offer should come.

If you've definitely confirmed / had conversations of your wishlist with your SA, especially if many times, then I'd assume that they have recorded it down for you (because like you said, they actually won't be able to remember it for all their clients otherwise!).

If it's been quite a while since you mentioned it, and/or you have only mentioned it once ever, maybe you can just politely confirm if they have noted your wishlist down at the time of your next appointment.

ETA: I'm sure if the topic comes up naturally in a conversation they don't mind much, after all they know clients are (generally) after some bags. As long as you don't bombard them with messages of "is there a bag yet" all the time, you are not near the list of their most annoying clients!
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This is good to know, thank you! I’ve only asked once (for the current wishlist) and she did jot it down on a post it note, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen her pull up my profile (though not sure what that looks like) so I wasn’t sure if they had any record. In an ideal world I wouldn’t bring it up again but my bf always tells me closed mouths don’t get fed 😂 and I know how busy they are with all their other clients.
 
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starryidsurprise said:
Hi! I was wondering if you guys have any advice on how to remind your SA of your wishlist. I see my SA about once a month and we have a good relationship, but I generally feel shy asking for things so I haven’t brought it up in a couple months. Of course I don’t expect her to remember my wishlist out of so many clients so I’d love to bring it up next time.

In the past I’ve brought it up at the end after making a purchase, but it feels kind of tit for tat, like “oh I’ve bought something, am I any closer to a QB?” I wonder if there’s a more casual way of sprinkling it into conversation. Help a socially awkward person out!
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To take it two steps prior, how did you bring up the wishlist initially? After shopping a couple of times did you just mention that you would like to submit a wishlist?
 
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